Royal mask
Lele · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MYL-5
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- Height
- 51 cm
- Material
- Wood, cauris, ceramic pearls, copper plate, leather, white antelope hairs and black pigmentation.
This mask represents a boss and is used in funeral rites intended for chiefs and notables. These masks are characterized by the beauty and color of…
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Full original description
This mask represents a boss and is used in funeral rites intended for chiefs and notables. These masks are characterized by the beauty and color of their decoration, they are very similar to those of their neighbors Kuba, although with a flat face, characteristic that differentiates them. The face of the mask is made of wood, with black pigmentation, it is worth noting the drawings, formed by ceramic beads, in the form of eight linked, characteristic sign of the entire Kasaï.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or last third
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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